History & Mission

"I have been a member of Dutch Point Credit Union since 1986. I have found all the services to meet my financial needs. My entire family has joined the credit union as well. I am impressed by the personalized service I repeatedly receive. I am not just a number."

In 1960, a group of Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCO) employees founded the credit union. In October of that year, Dutch Point Credit Union received its State Charter and began operations out of the HELCO office on Pearl Street, later transferring to Sheldon Street in Hartford. Our name was derived from the Hartford Dutch Point Power Plant constructed in 1904.

Dutch Point began as a single-sponsor credit union to serve Eversource Energy (formerly Northeast Utilities) employees and family members, and all of its subsidiaries. Our membership charter was converted in 1989 to include additional Select Employer Groups, which grew to more than 200 companies.

With our credit union’s rapid growth, it was necessary to look for a new location; and, in 1976, the credit union built its first main office and branch at 195 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield. This location was expanded in 1996, more than doubling in size. Additional locations in Berlin, Newington, Niantic, West Hartford, Bloomfield and Middletown joined the credit union's branch network over the coming years.

In 2004, the Connecticut State Banking Department granted Dutch Point a community charter, allowing us to serve consumers in the counties of Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven and New London.

Today, we are a Connecticut credit union with more than 23,000 members and assets of $300 million. We are proud of the road we've traveled over the last half century, and we look forward to spending our future with you.